Under the guidance of the first Head of the Department (HoD), Professor H. Tischner, the initial framework of the department was formed in 1951. Mirroring the progress of the country after independence, the department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering (E&ECE) has since grown into a Top-100* department in the world.

The E&ECE department offers programs of study leading to B.Tech, M.Tech, M.S, Ph.D degrees. The department’s academic programs are nationally and internationally recognized for its quality and excellence. The large E&ECE undergraduate and postgraduate enrolment is sustained by heavy recruitment at world-leading and renowned organisations like Google, Microsoft, Adobe, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Intel, Honeywell, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Cognizant, Tata, ISRO and many more.